I’m an Omnivore

The last two months have been pretty bad in terms of eating, exercising, and even blogging. I went back to grains, then dairy, then sugar as part of an experiment on acne, so I really didn’t feel like I was in any position to write about eating healthily. I’m definitely eating better this month. And I have been running in an attempt to train for the Krispy Kreme Challenge that takes place this Saturday. I say “attempt” because I have pretty low expectations. Finishing might just be a miracle.

Anyway, I started going back to the gym recently. Last night was the second time. I decided to do some biceps and back exercises. I also did a little bit of ab work, some riding on a stationary bicycle, and running. From my understanding, you lose muscle strength a lot slower than you lose aerobic fitness. But you still lose it…

I got back from the gym feeling a little stuffed up. It was pretty cold and rainy outside (I was wearing shorts of course) and I really didn’t want to get sick again. That fear was unfounded. I woke up totally cleared up. I actually feel fine, except for one small detail. I can’t move my arms below 90 degrees. Woops! I wonder if this is normal. I guess I’m just going to have to look like a robot for the rest of the day.

In case you’ve been wondering why I’ve neglected my posting duties, I’ll point you in the direction of a box. To be completely honest two boxes were involved, often working in conjuction to dominate my life during the last month.

Beyond that though, I had been putting a ridiculous amount of time into preparing my halloween costume, Xerxes from the movie 300. I shaved my head three times, went to the tanning bed (never thought that would happen), learned a great deal more than I cared to know about makeup, and of course, the hallmark of any great homemade costume creation, perused thrift stores and hardwore stores looking for something good.

I actually was quite pleased with the result, although it would have been nice to have been nine feet tall:

On a completely unrelated note, I recently ‘invented’ a drinking game called Sinkball. It’s pretty silly and it just goes to show you how weird and easily distracted I am. It’s not the first time I’ve been involved in creating a new game. In high school, some friends and I made “Tennaculus”, a ridiculous sport similar to tennis, but with impromptu games and textbooks instead of rackets. This is the video and be warned, it’s fairly strange.

(music license: Creative Commons License)

Now, I suppose it would be good if I somehow related this to my blog. The video was pretty easy to make, so it got me thinking. I’ve considered a few times making some sort of video segments that would be additional content for this blog. I’m wondering if the topic would lend itself to a video blog or occasional short segments. I have a cheap camera that would work. Editing software is free and Youtube is of course free. Metacafe seems very interesting as well because they pay you $5 per 1000 views, which seems pretty damn good. Would any readers care to comment?

These are exciting times, dear readers! I just moved into an apartment for the first time. I expect this to be quite the experience. I’ve always either lived on campus or at home. I will now have a lot more control over what I buy and what I eat, so dieting will be much easier (in some ways at least). The real drastic phases of my experiment are coming up soon. Also, I want to try to grow some vegetables while I am in this apartment and I’m sure that will have its own unique challenges. I have just been so busy lately, finishing up two classes, moving everything I own into this apartment, and moving other people’s furniture all over the place. Add to that I haven’t had internet access for a few weeks (which is a serious problem for me).

I did make a follow up post to 10 Reasons the Freshman Fifteen Gets You, which I was told was a helpful article. I have also made a few small updates to the site. There is a new About page that goes into a little more detail about yours truly. I thought it would be a good idea to create a page detailing my diet, since it was previously ambiguous.

One last thing. I received my calipers in the mail and I really need to get around to using them. From what I’ve read, the charts that come with it aren’t so good and you are advised to seek additional charts online. I’ll write about that after I have it all figured out.